2: MILAN MAKES IT TWO
Having already won in Laval (stage 8), Jonathan Milan claimed his 2nd Tour. He is the first Italian to win two stages in the same Tour since Vincenzo Nibali in 2014, 11 years ago (four wins and the Yellow Jersey). He is also the first "neo" to win twice since Tadej Pogacar in 2020 (three wins)
1997: PODIUM FOR THE LANTERNE ROUGE!
Jordi Meeus is the general classification's lanterne rouge (164th and last ranked), but today he finished 2nd. It's the first stage podium for the lanterne rouge since 1997, 28 years ago, when Philippe Gaumont finished 3rd in the Disneyland Paris time trial (stage 20).
50: YELLOW HERO
General classification leader Tadej Pogacar collects his 50th Yellow Jersey. He is the 6th rider to reach this total after Eddy Merckx (111), Bernard Hinault (79), Miguel Indurain (60), Chris Froome (59), and Jacques Anquetil (52), whom he can overtake by the finish of the Tour 2025. At 26 years and 305 days, Pogacar is the 2nd youngest rider to have 50 Yellow Jerseys, behind Merckx (26 years and 20 days when he did so in 1971). Including the 20 pink jerseys from the Giro 2024, this is his 70th Grand Tour leader's jersey.
22: YOUNGEST EVER FOR DENMARK
Tobias Lund Andresen (3rd) is the first Dane under 23 to finish on a stage podium. The Team Picnic PostNL rider, who will celebrate his 23rd birthday on August 20, beats the record of his compatriot Jesper Skibby, who finished 3rd at Futuroscope in 1987 (10th stage) at 23 years, 3 months, and 19 days.
3/6: ITALY, LOVELY ITALY
With Jonathan Milan (1st), Davide Ballerini (5th), and Alberto Dainese (6th), Italy has placed 3 riders in the top-6 for the first time since the 17th stage of the Tour 2014, which finished in Saint-Lary-Soulan (Giovanni Visconti 2nd, Vincenzo Nibali 3rd, Alessandro De Marchi 5th)
9: FRENCH FIGHTER
In the breakaway for 147 kilometers, Quentin Pacher was awarded his 3rd combativity prize after Carcassonne 2021 (stage 13) and Villeneuve-sur-Lot 2024 (stage 12). This is the 9th time a French rider has been awarded the prize this year (Mattéo Vercher x2, Bruno Armirail x2, Lenny Martinez x2, Ewen Costiou, Mathieu Burgaudeau, Quentin Pacher). France has not been so honored since the Tour 2008 (10 combativity prizes)
72: GREEN GIANT
Jonathan Milan's 72-point lead over his runner-up in the points classification (Tadej Pogacar) represents the biggest gap between first and second place since the start of the Tour. The last two winners in Valence, Peter Sagan (2018) and Mark Cavendish (2021), then kept the green jersey until Paris. A good sign for the Italian?
8: THE PELOTON'S MOST ADVENTUROUS RIDER?
29 riders have won an intermediate sprint since Jonas Abrahamsen's Tour debut in 2023. Frequently present in breakaways, the Norwegian has won the most of these sprints: 8, including today's in Roche-Saint-Secret-Béconne! Following him are Bryan Coquard, Jonathan Milan, and Mads Pedersen, winners of 5 intermediate sprints since 2023.
24: FROM RECORD TO RECORD
Yesterday's stage podium (Valentin Paret-Peintre, Ben Healy, Santiago Buitrago) was the youngest of the Tour 2025, with an average age of 25 years and 30 days. This record was beaten by today's top-3 (Jonathan Milan, Jordi Meeus, Tobias Lund Andresen), who have an average age of 24 years and 346 days.
9: WHEN WILL DE LIE'S TIME COME?
Fourth today, Arnaud De Lie finished in the top-5 of a stage for the 9th time since joining the Tour in 2024, and the 4th time this year. The Belgian is still chasing his first victory, his best result being a 3rd-place finish on three previous occasions.
